• AMERICAN STUDIES

Spring 2010

To apply for a position listed below, print out our GSI application coversheet, available as a PDF download. Attach a cv and a current transcript. These three documents constitute the application. Send one copy of this application to the professor teaching the course, and one copy to Marcia Condon, American Studies, 301 Campbell, U.C. Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-2922. Follow up with the professor. Any further questions can be directed to Marcia Condon, Student Affairs Advisor, American Studies (mcondon@berkeley.edu).

GSI POSITIONS
- All positions are pending budgetary approval.
Positions are 50% at the GSI I, II or III level, depending on teaching experience.
Unless otherwise noted here or by the professor, each GSI will teach two sections of 25 students. Sections meet once a week for one hour.
10 - INTRO. TO AMERICAN STUDIES, Section 01: Work in America (4 units) - CC# 02003
MW 10:00-12:00 390 Hearst Instructor: K. Moran & M. Cohen
Sec. 101, CC# 02006 M 01:00-02:00, 101 Wheeler
Sec. 102, CC# 02009 M 03:00-04:00, 179 Stanley
Sec. 103, CC# 02012 Tu 10:00-11:00, 101 Wheeler
Sec. 104, CC# 02015 W 09:00-10:00, 50 Barrows

This course will introduce students to the interdisciplinary field of American Studies, taking “Work” as its central theme. We will explore the way historians, political economists, geographers, sociologists, writers and artists understand the meaning of work, the places where Americans work, and the stories we tell ourselves about our work lives. Specific topics will include the American class system, the psychology of work, labor history, the political economy of farm labor, places of work-- factories, offices and kitchens, and popular culture representations of work and everyday life.

102, Section 02 – The California City: San Francisco and Los Angeles (4 Units) – CC# 02057
TTH 02:00-03:30 141 McCone Instructor: K. Moran/R. Walker
Sec. 201, CC# 02060 M 11:00- 12:00, 135 McCone
Sec. 202, CC# 02063 Tu 11:00-12:00, 135 McCone
Sec. 203, CC# 02066 Th 09:00-10:00, 135 McCone
Sec. 204, CC# 02069 Th 11:00-12:00, 135 McCone

The American city, palimpsest of a nation. It all comes together in the modern metropolis: economy, society, politics, culture, and geography. The focus this semester is L.A. and San Francisco. This course is cross-listed with Geography 125.

American Studies C111A– American Architecture in Depression and War (3 Units) – 02084
This course is cross-listed with Architecture C174.
TTh 03:30 – 05:00 170 Barrows Instructor: A. Shanken
Sec. 101, CC# 02087 Th 01:00- 02:00, 179 Stanley
Sec. 102, CC# 02090 W 03:00-04:00, 179 Stanley

The Great Depression and World War II are arguably the two most influential events for the development of the built environment in the 20th century. Not only did they alter the socio-economic and political landscape on which architecture and urban planning depend, but they also led to technological innovations and vital debates about the built environment. This course examines the 1930’s and 1940’s topically, studying the work of the New Deal, corporate responses to the Depression and war, the important connections between architecture and advertising, the role of the Museum of Modern Art in the promotion of Modernism, the concept of the ideal house, and key texts, theories, and projects from the period. Students can expect to have rich contact with primary materials from the period, to do original research, and to write several short papers and one longer research paper.

C112B - American Cultural Landscapes, 1900 – Present (4 units) CC# 02093
Also listed as ED c169B; Geog c160B
TTH 11:00-12:30 112 Wurster Instructor: P. Groth
Sec. 101, CC# 02096 Tu 01:00-02:00, 170 Wurster
Sec. 102, CC# 02099 W 12:00-01:00, 170 Wurster
Sec. 103, CC# 02102 Th 10:00-11:00, 104 Wurster
Sec. 104, CC# 02105 Th 04:00-05:00, 104 Wurster
Sec. 105, CC# 02108 Th 03:00-04:00, 601A Wurster

This course introduces ways of seeing and interpreting American histories and cultures, as revealed in everyday built surroundings: homes, highways, farms, factories, stores, recreation areas, small towns, city districts, and regions. The course encourages students to read landscapes as records of past and present social relations, and to speculate for themselves about cultural meaning. Note that although this course deals with culture, and America, it does not deal equally with three different cultures. Thus, it does NOT satisfy the University’s American Cultures requirement.

READER POSITIONS - To apply for a reader position, please contact the appropriate faculty member. There is one reader position for each course, unless otherwise noted. All positions are pending budgetary approval and sufficient enrollment numbers.

101, Section 02 – The Atomic Age (4 Units) – CC# 02039
MW 12:00-02:00 3106 Etcheverry Instructor: C. Palmer
The atomic bomb changed the world. In this course, we will examine how the development of the bomb, the decision to use it, and the nuclear arms race have influenced American culture and society. The threat of nuclear annihilation, the rise of anti-Communist ideology, the development of a powerful military-industrial complex, the reliance on covert and proxy warfare, changing family dynamics, and postwar sexuality are among the topics to be considered. Our task in this class is to figure out how people use and respond to the rhetoric of progress and annihilation in the United States. We will study a variety of literary and visual media, and research scientific and political publications, aesthetic and artistic movements, and spectacular public events.

102, Section 01 – Staging the American City: A Cultural History of Broadway (4 Units) – CC# 02054
TTH 03:30-05:00 145 Dwinelle Instructor: D. Henkin & S. Steen
This course weaves together two stories that are ordinarily told separately: the history of popular theatrical productions in the United States and the history of American urban life. Both stories focus on New York, and on the meaning of Broadway - as a place, an institution, and a cultural symbol. What does the history of Broadway from 1800 to the present teach us about popular culture, big city living, racial and ethnic identity, mass spectacle, and everyday life in modern America? Requirements include regular attendance, timely completion of reading assignments, two midterms, and one cumulative final examination.

American Studies C171 – The American Designed Landscape Since 1850 (3 Units) – CC# 02111
This course is cross-listed with Landscape Architecture C171, sec 1.
TBA Instructor: L. Mozingo
This course surveys the history of American designed landscapes since 1850 including the rise of the public parks movement, the development of park systems, the establishment of the national parks, the landscape of the Progressive Era, suburbs, and the modernist landscape. The survey encompasses urban open spaces, conservation landscapes, urban design, environmental planning, and gardens. It reviews the cultural and social contexts which have shaped and informed landscape architecture in the United States since the advent of the public parks movement, as well as the aesthetic precepts, environmental concerns, horticultural practices, and technological innovations of American landscapes.

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• COGNITIVE SCIENCE..

Fall 2008

C1. Introduction to Cognitive Science. (4)
Three hours of lecture and two hours of discussion per week. This course introduces the interdisciplinary field of cognitive science. Lectures and readings will survey research from artificial intelligence, psychology, linguistics, philosophy, and neuroscience, and will cover topics such as the nature of knowledge, thinking, remembering, vision, imagery, language, and consciousness. Sections will demonstrate some of the major methodologies.

 

Application Process
To apply for the Cognitive Science positions listed here, please contact the instructor, Jennifer Hudin, directly. She can be reached at the following email address: hudin@berkeley.edu

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• ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Spring 2009

GSI position description for ES10 Fall Term

The foundation course, Introduction to Environmental Sciences (ES 10) is co-instructed by Professors Bill Berry (EPS) and Matt Kondolf (LAEP) in the fall semesters. About 150 students from diverse departments, including non-science majors, enroll in this course every year. The main topics covered include geology and earthquakes, ecosystems science, watershed processes, environmental justice, and biodiversity. Students conduct hands-on field-based research, using sites around campus such as Strawberry Creek as an outdoor laboratory in weekly lab/discussion sections.

GSIs serving a 25% appointment for ES 10 attend all lectures, M,W, F from 9:10-10:00 a.m. GSIs also teach one 2-hour discussion section each week. In addition, GSIs grade student work (two weekly assignments, one final project), organize field excercises, co-lead two half-day field trips, hold office hours (1 hour per section), and develop and present one lecture. The GSIs also equitably share the following duties: AV coordination, writing exams, coordinating guest speakers, web site maintenance. A veteran GSI serves as lab coordinator. This lead GSI may also teach a section, depending upon the percentage appointment.

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• INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES

No GSI positions currently available

 

 

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• LETTERS & SCIENCE

L&S 40C: Hollywood: The Place, the Industry, the Fantasy
Instructor: Kathleen Moran

This course is about the history of the Hollywood "Dream Factory, " focusing on both parts of that phrase. We will examine the historical and geographical development of the motion picture industry from the rise of the studio system to the "new" entertainment economy of the 1980's, as we think about the way films have constructed powerful and productive fantasies about the boundaries between public and private, work and play, commerce and art, fantasy and reality. Our topics will include the history of labor in the culture industry, the implications of shifts in the spatial organization of film production, and the effects of Hollywood on the larger politics of southern California. We will also discuss the way Hollywood has framed its own history by viewing a number of "movies about movies," including Show People, Sullivan's Travels, Singin' in the Rain, Sunset Boulevard, and The Player.

The lecture meets Monday and Wednesday, 4-5:30. Each GSI will teach two sections of 25
students each. These sections will each meet once a week for one hour.
These posts are 50% positions at the GSI I, II or III level (depending on teaching experience).

2 GSI POSITIONS ARE AVAILABLE.

To apply, submit a completed academic biography (form U-1501, available
from your home department or 301 Campbell Hall), a cover sheet
(available from 301 Campbell Hall), and 3 letters of recommendation
(e-mails are fine)
to:
Alix Schwartz, 301 Campbell Hall, Berkeley, Ca. 94720-2922
(Applications may also be obtained and submitted with the receptionist in 301 Campbell Hall.)
Questions? Email Alix at alix@berkeley.edu

NOTE: These positions have been filled at this time.

 

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• MEDIA STUDIES

Spring 2010

Please forward to graduate students

Mass Communications 101: Visual Communications
Instructor: Marina Lavina

This course aims to promote a critical understanding of visual culture from a critical theory perspective. It is designed to foster a critical understanding of media images, inviting students to question and critique the many and multiple messages at work within visual culture. It is organized around the different cultural and social theoretical approaches used to analyze visual images and explain the role of visual media in today's society.

The lecture time is TuTh 3:30-5. Each GSI will teach two sections of 25
students each. These sections will each meet twice a week for one hour.
These posts are 50% psitions at the GSI I, II or III level (depending on teaching experience).

5 GSI POSITIONS ARE AVAILABLE (pending budgetary approval)

To apply, submit a completed academic biography (form U-1501, available
from your home department or 301 Campbell Hall), a cover sheet
(available from 301 Campbell Hall), and 3 letters of recommendation
(e-mails are fine)
to:

Marty Gaetjens, UGIS, 301 Campbell Hall, Berkeley, Ca. 94720-2922
(Applications may also be obtained and submitted with the receptionist in 301 Campbell Hall.)

Questions? Email Marty at sfyankee@berkeley.edu

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• RELIGIOUS STUDIES

Spring 2010

Religious Studies 90B: Introduction to Religious Studies
Topic: Introduction to Islamic Law and Society
Instructor: Hatem Bazian

This is an introductory course in Islamic Law, which assumes that the
student has little or no knowledge of the subject material. The course
goals are to introduce the student to the ideas that shaped Islamic law
and to train students in the methodology of Islamic legal inquiry and
thought. This is a course in thinking about Islamic Law, sources of the
Law and its application. It is designed to get the student to understand
Islamic sources and how to approach, in an academic manner, these
established sources.

To accomplish our academic goals the course will start with a brief
chronology of Islam and then move into an examination of Islamic law. We
will spend time in tracing the early development of the main schools of
law, their interpretations and differing approaches to addressing legal
questions. The course will cover textual analysis of the sources of
Shar'iah through primary texts that are used by students of law in the
Muslim world. Modern differences between the schools of law, and the
emerging trends will be examined in relations to the Qur'an and Hadith.
Contemporary challenges and legal problems in the Muslim world will be
examined throughout the semester and connected to the study of the textual
sources. At times contemporary cases will be introduced for the purpose of
illustration and legal discussion so as to understand the current legal
issues confronting Muslim societies.

The lecture time is Wed.2-5. Each GSI will teach two sections of 25 students. These sections will each meet once a week for one hour. These posts are 50% positions at the GSI I, II or III level (depending on teaching experience).

2 GSI POSITIONS ARE AVAILABLE. (Pending budgetary approval.)
To apply, submit a completed academic biography (form U-1501, available from your home department or 301 Campbell Hall), a cover sheet (available from 301 Campbell Hall), and 3 letters of recommendation (e-mails are fine) to:

Marty Gaetjens, UGIS, 301 Campbell Hall, Berkeley, Ca. 94720-2922
(Applications may also be obtained and submitted with the receptionist in 301 Campbell Hall.)

Questions? Email at Marty at sfyankee@berkeley.edu

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